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In ur opinion can acupuncture effectively help social phobia suffers and body tensing? worth the try? any negative side effects? how many visits?
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Acupuncture: Acupuncture has been proven to give complete relaxation. So you should feel no body tensing. It is safe and worth a try. It would be up to you and practitioner to decide on length of treatment. You may also want to try cognitive based therapy. Good luck.
Answered 6/18/2017
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Acupuncture: I have not used acupuncture to specifically treat social phobia. However, because anxiety plays a big part in social phobia - this aspect of treatment may help with social interactions. Adverse side effects are not common with acupuncture. It is very likely to help with excessive body tension. I would anticipate repeated visits for lasting change. Agree with previous recommendation of >
Answered 6/18/2017
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